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Deformable Controllers: Fabrication and Design to Promote Novel Hand Gestural Interaction Mechanisms

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Alexander Keith Eady,

Audrey GirouardAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 732 - 735

https://doi.org/10.1145/3173225.3173332

Published: 18 March 2018 Publication History

Abstract

When compared to mainstream touch/button-centric devices, deformable devices enable a more organic and tangible way for human-computer interaction. This studio provides participants an opportunity to have hands-on experience in fabricating controllers that use various deformation inputs (e.g., bending, stretching), and promote novel interaction mechanisms using hand gestures. Participants will learn different types of deformation inputs and create their own sensors. They will work in groups to design deformable controllers using both the sensors they make in-session and/or pre-built ones, to afford novel hand gestural inputs beyond conventional touches and clicks. The main objectives of this studio are to facilitate exchange of experience in fabricating deformable sensors/materials, and to foster creativity in using such controllers as inputs with hand gestures.

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Deformable Controllers: Fabrication and Design to Promote Novel Hand Gestural Interaction Mechanisms
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction techniques
      1. Gestural input
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

March 2018

763 pages

ISBN:9781450355681

DOI:10.1145/3173225

General Chairs:
Ylva Fernaeus
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
,
Donald McMillan
Stockholm University, Sweden
,
Martin Jonsson
Södertörn University, Sweden
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Program Chairs:
Audrey Girouard
Carleton University, Canada
,
Jakob Tholander
Stockholm University, Sweden

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TEI '18: Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

March 18 - 21, 2018

Stockholm, Sweden

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https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2245062
Chamunorwa MWozniak MVöge SMüller HBoll S(2022)Interacting with Rigid and Soft Surfaces for Smart-Home ControlProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35467466:MHCI(1-22)Online publication date: 20-Sep-2022
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Kim BKwak YKim DKwon YLee H(2022)Development of a Robot-assisted Online Pain Communication System using a Squeezable Tangible User Interface *2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900863(185-191)Online publication date: 29-Aug-2022
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